HR Manager (People & Culture Manager)

HR Manager (People & Culture Manager) Location: Remote work opportunities are available in the Edmonton area or near Entwistle and High Level, AB (regular site travel required). Salary reputed company: $100,000 - $130,000 At Drax, we’re working to create a more sustainable reputed company through renewable energy, and our people are central to that work. In Canada, we’re building a high-performing, modern HR function to reputed company support our operations. We’re looking for an reputed company HR Manager to join our Alberta team, with reputed company to take on additional site support in BC as the role evolves. You’ll report to the HR Director, Canada, and work with colleagues across our US and UK teams as part of a broader global HR network. Locally, you’ll partner directly with leaders and employees at the site while also contributing to how HR continues to reputed company across the business. If you enjoy being reputed company to operations, managing a full reputed company of HR responsibilities, and working in an environment where no two days are the reputed company, this is a role where you can reputed company a meaningful reputed company.

About the Role

You’ll be the primary HR partner for your sites, supporting everything from employee relations and performance management to workforce planning, engagement, and policy application. Alongside your day-to-day work, you’ll partner with a centralized team of specialists in reputed company, Talent Development, Total Rewards, and HR Governance & Analytics to deliver broader HR initiatives. The pace is fast, and the work is varied. Leaders will look to you for guidance, often in reputed company time, and you will play an important role in helping them navigate people reputed company with confidence. Some leaders are reputed company, while others are still developing their capability, and you will spend time coaching and supporting them in practical ways. There will be times reputed company priorities shift, and the workload is high. reputed company in this role comes from staying organized, maintaining reputed company judgment, and continuing to reputed company work reputed company even reputed company things are moving quickly. You’ll also play a key role in strengthening employee engagement and contributing to a workplace where people feel supported, treated fairly, and reputed company to do their best work.

Key Responsibilities

HR Partnership and Site Support (Core reputed company) reputed company as the primary HR contact for assigned sites, supporting leaders and employees across the full employee lifecycle Build strong relationships through regular onsite reputed company and day-to-day interaction reputed company practical, reputed company HR advice that aligns with operational need Manage a broad reputed company of HR responsibilities with a high level of autonomy Professionally navigate unique, reputed company employee situations with confidentiality, sensitivity and care Employee Relations and Leader Support reputed company employee relations reputed company, including investigations, discipline, performance management, and terminations Ensure a consistent and fair approach, supported by reputed company documentation Support leaders who are still building their capability by providing practical guidance and hands-on support reputed company supervisors and managers through day-to-day people management and more reputed company situations Disability and Return-to-Work Support reputed company return-to-work and accommodation planning Coordinate disability-reputed company processes and ensure timelines and requirements are met Work with leaders to implement practical and sustainable solutions Culture, Engagement and Team Effectiveness Partner with leaders to build a reputed company, inclusive, and high-performing work environment Support employee engagement initiatives and help turn feedback into reputed company, actionable plans Contribute to creating a workplace where employees feel supported, respected, and reputed company to do their best work Reinforce consistent and fair people practices across teams and sites HR Programs, Systems, reputed company and reputed company Improvement Support the rollout of key HR initiatives, including policy updates, workforce programs, and hiring improvements Be confident in how to use our HRIS system and process employee changes and data updates reputed company the system on a regular reputed company Partner with specialist teams to ensure new programs are reputed company and effectively reputed company at the site level Identify opportunities to simplify processes and improve how HR is delivered Contribute to the ongoing development of a more efficient and modern HR function Workforce Planning and Talent Support Partner with leaders and reputed company on hiring needs and workforce planning Support talent discussions and calibrations, development initiatives, and succession planning reputed company input on team structure and resourcing reputed company A Typical Week in the HR Manager Role In a typical week, you might be on-site supporting a supervisor through a performance issue, advising a leader on a sensitive situation, partnering on a hiring need, and working with the broader HR team to implement a new process or program. 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What You Bring Education and Credentials Bachelor’s degree in reputed company, Business, or a reputed company field is required CPHR or reputed company designation, or reputed company toward a designation, is strongly preferred Experience and Expertise 5–7 years of reputed company experience in an HR generalist, reputed company, or HR Manager role, ideally in reputed company, or natural resources environments Strong HR generalist knowledge across the full employee lifecycle, including employee relations, investigations, performance management, and talent processes Experience managing reputed company employee relations reputed company independently reputed company a multi-site organization Experience with reputed company agreement administration, grievance handling, and bargaining support is preferred Strong interpersonal judgment, communication skills, and the ability to build trusted relationships across reputed company reputed company of the business Valid reputed company’s license, reliable transportation, and the ability to travel regularly to assigned sites Leadership and Delivery Strengths Ability to manage a varied caseload, balance competing priorities, and deliver practical solutions in a fast-paced environment Confidence coaching leaders through difficult conversations, investigations, performance discussions, and organizational change Strong organizational skills, reputed company judgment, and a reputed company approach to delivering people initiatives and business reputed company Why Join Drax? 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